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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineering Manager, Core and Optical Transport - **Company:** GFiber TX II LLC - **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $164,000.0 - $241,100.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Wavelength-Division Multiplexing, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Programming, Python (Programming Language), Prometheus, Simple Network Management Protocols, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Scripting, Grafana, Reliability of Systems, Juniper, Data Analytics, Performance Monitor, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3113c8a533342f70 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. * 10 years of experience building and developing large-scale infrastructure, networks or distributed systems, including at least 3 years in a technical people management role. * ISP/carrier backbone experience: routing, switching, traffic engineering and capacity modeling at scale across multi-vendor platforms (Juniper, Nokia, Cisco or equivalent). * Optical transport expertise: direct design and operation of DWDM metro and long-haul networks - coherent optics, ROADM/Optical Line System architecture, OTN, and optical capacity and planning. * Software engineering skills applied to network automation and tooling beyond scripting. Direct experience programming in GO and/or Python, building automation systems that other engineers depend on. * Experience with modern network observability: streaming telemetry, network performance data analytics, and deep understanding of the tradeoffs involved in designing an observability pipeline. It's preferred that you have: * Experience with building end to end automation workflows and event driven automation concepts. * Familiarity with implementing Network Reliability Engineering (NRE) principles within a network context, including SLO/SLA definition and error budget management. * Experience with modern telemetry stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or custom alerting systems. * JNCIE-SP, CCIE Service Provider, or equivalent deep industry experience. ## Description * Oversee and review network designs to ensure best practices and resolve complex challenges. Own GFiber backbone design, reliability, traffic engineering and capacity planning across IP and optical layers. * Drive observability strategy and telemetry pipelines (SNMP, gNMI/Streaming Telemetry, IPFIX), optical performance monitoring, and the tooling that turns network state into actionable signal. * Plan and engineer metro and long-haul optical transport: capacity growth, wavelength planning, and modernization of the DWDM line system. * Set and communicate team priorities that support the broader organization's goals. Align strategy, processes, and decision-making across teams. * Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals. * Develop the long-term technical goals and roadmap within, and often beyond, the scope of your teams. 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